As the enemy thought they had broken the lines of the metis empire the huge machines roll forward, fortifying the cities boundaries. the soldiers rush towards the raptors slashing at their legs and throat. Sure some of the soldiers died in the attempt but a large number of the raptors went down. Mean while due to Dis' controll, her men where able to reform the broken lines. slowly but steadily pushing the enemy back. Dis watches from a short distance, raising her arms soldiers rush to light small built in lamps. the fire from the lams spread traveling, surrounding the fight, Dis could put out the fire, she could also make sure the fire would not touch her own men....unfortunatly for the enemies army, she had no compunction to shield them from the flames.

As the enemy started using magic, the Darkthorn soldiers started using their own. Each was highly skilled, trained for years to used use dark magic. As they renewed their attack, they tore throguh the enemy, the robed figures flying in the way of the lamps, stealing the light from them. As everything is plunged back into darkness, they ground begins to shake. The reinforcements were here. And with them came their own equivalent to war machines. the leader of the Darkthorn army laughs, jumping down fron the raptor to get closer to the fight.

Dis does not panic in the face of what was coming, instead she starts to plan, bending low over the field maps....."send in the 4th and 5th brigade, we will not lose this battle" she concentrates on where her men are. filling in as many holes in her defenses as fast as they are made by the enemy. She raises her hand to one of her messenger, "Give the word to the royal librarians, have them seal everything, make it so nothing can get out." the messenger rushes out to do her bidding. she looks down and the floor begins to fill with blood, rising fast. Her soldiers were all trained in aquatic hand to hand combat, and with the genetic mutations they don't need oxygen. The blood rises creating a sea of it lets wash away the enemies!

((Aquatic hand to hand training in blood? There isnt a smiley on here that describes my reaction to that ))

The robed figures sense something coming, and start preparing to protect the forces that werent too far in combat. They would have to deal with what came when it came. The oncoming forces would be prepared for what was coming too. The leader can sense what was coming too. All the nights were prepared for nything. Rips in the fabric of space and times, flames, floods, earthquakes. They could survive and fight through them all. The regular soldiers though. They would find it more difficult. He sighs. This was war and sacrifices needed to be made.

she wondered if the other side would be able to tell what was illusion and what was reality. while it may be true that all that blood is an illusion, the effects on the soldiers bodies are very much real.... we'll see what happenes.

The knights continued fighting ferociously, tearing quickly and expertly through their enemies. They knew the soldiers behind were doin ghte same, just at a sower, less effective pace. They needed more knights and less soldiers. Well the less soldiers part looked like it might be coming true soon, which wasnt exactly what they wanted. But it would prepare room for the knighs who were coming. In the distance behind, they heard the sound of horns blazing. Their heavy support was here to take out the war machines. The forces began moving to the sides, clearing a path down the centre of the enemy army which was quickly becoming smaller.

((Well she is a goddess still lol, you didn't expect her to not throw in magic lol))

Her men kept pushing forward, even in these conditions when their heavy calvary came in, her air support bombarded them with more and more gun powder bombs. At this rate our chances of winning is decreasing "Shit, if out war machines get destroyed prepare for the worst. I will not admit defeat until the last man." Turning to her second in command "if we lose....I want you to take the news to emperor cheesu your self, you understand." he tried to argue with her, but she stopped him before he could argue back "That's an order, do you understand! I will not be leaving here if we lose."

The leader looks up at the large beasts that were moving slowly towards them. The one in front was over three stories high. It was larger than mosts houses, and longer than three in a row from head to tail. Its six muscular legs pushed it slowly forwards, its armour plated skin thick enough to brush off all attacks. Its long horns were pointed in front of his head like weapons, and in this fight that was likely what they would be used for. Behind it there were more of these creatures, some bigger. The leader looked at them in awe. He never could believe such creatures could exist. They had been pulled through from the Dark Realm and trained for this purpose, like the raptors. As his mind went to the raptors, long lines of them appeared running alongside the giant behemoths. And on each was a black armoured knight. He hadnt thought they would be ready yet. He saw his own raptor a little way off, tearing apart enemy soldiers, and he whistled for it. It ran at him on its powerful legs, and he pulled himself up onto it, racing back towards the oncoming soldiers.

Dis sighed and looked away, she would have really liked to use as little magic as possible, but it looked like she had no choice. This was her kingdom and she would not let it go......she would destroy it before allowing this usurper to take it. "It's unwise to bring in beasts to attack me, the blood goddess....don't those fools know I can destroy them from the inside out!" She didn't want to do it, she liked animals....but this left her no choice, it was either this or lose. Holding out her hands she started to stop all the flow of blood in the beasts. t would take them 8 seconds, and than they would all die. leaving nothing but one on one battling between the men.

The robed figures send him images of the goddess inside the city and what she was trying to do. He found it hard not to laugh to himself at her attempts to kill these creatures like that. They had come from the Dark Realm, and through the travel they had been changed by the darkness so their blood was saturated with it. There was more dark magic running through them than blood. Some of the robed figures left their attempts at shielding and begun calming the creatures instead, undoing the damage the goddess was doing to them by tainting what little blood they had.

Dis turns and hugs cheesu tightly "I...." It was hard for her to admit that she needed help, especially when it came to this, her kingdom. But the truth was that she did. "I need help cheesu, I really do." looking over the field she increased her efforts, no matter how much the blood was tainted, blood was still blood, it controlled the beating of the heart, and the rate of their breathing. Without blood they would die. They could taint it all they wanted, when it came to blood she ruled! their was no getting around that.

Cheesu hugs her back tightly then kisses her cheek. Cheesu - 'I am here now. Call your men back as quickly as possible.' Cheesu takes a step towards the window, looking up at the sky. The clouds started to move, revealing a black sky. Cheesu smiled. These people had their tricks, but he had the real thing. He leaps out the window, the darkness deepening around him as he lands gently in front of the first giant creature. He looks up at it, staring into its eyes. For a moment it continues, but then halts in front of Cheesu. The raptors start to circle him, but would go no closer. A tear opens in the sky, someone pouring out darkness.

Dis stares a moment and than goes into action "Alright men you heard the man, call the men to retreat. NOW! and have the scribes write everything down. I want a thorough account. Her troops started retreating, and she looks over anxiously. She knew 100% that cheesu would be fine, but she still always worried about him.

Darkness continued pouring out through the tear and spreading from Cheesu until nothing was visible. Only the knights and creatures were able to see now, and even that was limited. They could see the forms of more creatures spilling out of the tear, wrapping themselves around Cheesu. They were terrifying creatures. Creatures that they hadnt dared bring in to this world. And they tore through whoever was left outside. Cheesu joined them, taking on a new and terrible form to match his pets. The knight that had been leading the Darkthorn forces looks around blindly, not wanting to see what was coming, knowing he was about to suffer. His raptor trembles under him, but he urges him forwards. He was going to run. In front of the two points of darkness appeared. Too deep for even his eyes to see through. When it was too late, he realised what they were. He let out a scream, all discipline leaving him in a flood.

The darkness dies away, no sign of the tear. Cheesu stands, covered in blood, licking it from his lips. There was no sign of the darkthorn army or its creatures, only the odd weapon or piece of armour that had been dropped. Cheesu walks slowly back towards Tara.

Dis watched the enemy forces disappear and giggled.....her dark humor taking hold. Running happily she meets up with cheesu and licks his cheek...in a friendly manner of course, he was covered in blood. "Cheesu, cheesu my dearest friend I must say this...you smell delicious. And you are the most amazing man around!" hugging him she whoops in happiness.